After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in the historic Obergefell v. Hodges case, several media outlets reverted and retreated to their ideological lines.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, has garnered national attention in an article by Robbie Ward, former DJ reporter, on the Huffington Post about their now-public stance on same-sex marriage. The third-largest newspaper in the state will not be publishing same-sex wedding or engagement announcements. In a Bible-based op-ed piece, publisher and CEO of Journal, Inc., Clay Foster wrote that “while this decision will require states to issue ‘marriage’ licenses to same-sex couples, this does not make it acceptable to God.” It does not make it acceptable to Foster, either, who advised employees not to post their opinions on same-sex marriage on social media. Employees were also told that if they disagreed with or “didn’t like” Foster’s op-ed, they could leave.

Read the article “Tupelo Daily Newspaper Won’t Accept Same-Sex Marriage Announcements” on jacksonfreepress.com.